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| deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis. |
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| reversing the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase. |
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| the special language of a profession or group. |
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| the main theme or subject of a work that is elaborated on in the development of the piece; a repeated pattern or idea. |
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| when a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument. |
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| the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form. |
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| a work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements. |
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